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50 Cards in this Set
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Cavalier
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Haughty; supercilious. Show arrogance.
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Chimerical
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Of the nature of a chimera; fantastic; imaginary. Unreal.
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Juggernaut
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Any slow and irresistible destructive force.
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Maudlin
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Excessively or tearfully emotional or sentimental.
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Meretricious
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Artificially or vulgarly attractive.
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Laconic
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Brief and concise in expresion.
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Sybaritic
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One given to pleasure and luxury. An epicure.
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Choleric
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Anger. Hastiness of temper. Formaerly thought to be caused by excessive bile.
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Phlegmatic
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Not easily moved or excited.
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Sanguine
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Of cheerful, hope disposition. Ruddy, robust.
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Apocryphal
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Having little or no authenticity.
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Behemoth
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In the Bible: a huge beast. Anything huge.
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Cherubic
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CHerub. Winged child. A beautiful child or a chubby, innocent-looking adult.
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Cynic
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A sneering, faultfinding person; esp. one who believes the all men are driven by selfishness.
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Gargantua
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A peace-loving gaint known for his emormous appetite.
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Hackneyed
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Made commonplace by frequent use. Trite.
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Masochist
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A tendency to derive pleasure from one's own suffering.
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Pariah
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A social outcast.
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Posh
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Fashionable. Elegant.
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Quixotic
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Ridiculously chivalrous or romantic; having high but impractical sentiments, aims, etc...
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Seraphic
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Celestial being with three pairs of wings. Members of the highest order angels.
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Stoical
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Impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics.
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Utopia
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Perfect society.
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Abandon
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Total lack of inhibition.
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Abase
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To humble, disgrace.
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Abatement
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Decrease, reduction
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Abdicate
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To give up position, power, or right.
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Aberration
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Something different from the usual or normal.
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Abet
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To aid, act as ac accomplice. To encourage, support usually in wrongdoing.
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Abeyance
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Temporary suspension or suspension.
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abhor
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to loathe, detest
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abject
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miserable, pitiful
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abjure
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to reject, abandon formally
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ablution
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act of cleansing
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abnegate
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to deny, renounce
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abolitionist
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one who opposes to slavery
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abortive
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interrrupted while incomplete
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abrigde
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to condense, shorten
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abrogate
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to abolish or invalidate by authority
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abscond
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to secretly depart
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absolve
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to forgive, free from blame
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstract
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theoritical; complex, difficult
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
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accede
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to express approval; agree to
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accessible
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attainable, available; approachable
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accessory
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attachment, ornamen; accomplice, partner
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accolade
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praise, distinction
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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